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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.04 : Libqb vulnerability (USN-6308-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 180223

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 23.04 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6308-1 advisory.

 - log_blackbox.c in libqb before 2.0.8 allows a buffer overflow via long log messages because the header size is not considered. (CVE-2023-39976)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6308-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 180223

File Name: ubuntu_USN-6308-1.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/28/2023

Updated: 8/28/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39976

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libqb100, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:doxygen2man, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libqb-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libqb-tools

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/28/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39976

USN: 6308-1